A tribute to classic arcade racing games like Ridge Racer, Daytona USA, and OutRun 2006. Discover the titles that defined the genre—and why they still matter.

Ridge Racer hit hard in the arcades, but found its true home on PlayStation, where – despite its quirks and slight feature set – it helped herald a bold new era of 3D gaming at home.

Ridge Racer V’s six cars are also just so much livelier, exhibiting authentic physical and weight transfer characteristics that had been missing from previous entries.

Ridge Racer V all but ignores most of the gameplay refinements that the series has seen over the years, returning to the general driving style of games like Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer Revolution.

Ridge Racer DS can certainly hold its own technically, but it's not going to bust open the gates with an awesome display of visuals and audio -- as great as the game appears, ...

Ridge Racer wasn't just a revolution on PS1 - it was a phenomenal launch title on the PSP: full 60fps, with stunning visuals that made the most of the handheld's excellent screen.

This curious take on Ridge Racer, though, wasn’t so lucky.Personally, I heard a rumor years back (from a source that shall remain nameless) that Bandai Namco was working on a new Ridge Racer ...

It starts as all Ridge Racer games start – extremely easily. If anything, the ease with which the game starts lasts slightly too long and carries through the bulk of early races.

Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle is a racing arcade game developed by Namco and released in 2000. It runs on Namco's System 246 hardware and is the ninth installment in the Ridge Racer series.

Ridge Racer is a racing game developed and published by Namco in 1993. The title was initially released in 1993 for arcades and in 1994 for the PlayStation. Upon release, ...

Announced almost a year ago, this arcade combat racing game is a revival of the publisher's 1990 title. A new gameplay ...

Ridge Racer 7 is a great entry in the long-running series, which is good news, especially given that it's the first racing game available for the PS3.